Chip antenna for near field communication and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

Provided are chip antennas for near field communication and methods of manufacturing the chip antennas. A chip antenna for near field communication includes a substrate; a first antenna element on the substrate; and a second antenna element on the first antenna element. The substrate, the first antenna element, and the second antenna element are included in a single chip. The first and second antenna elements are formed outside the chip. The substrate is a lower layer including a plurality of devices. The first antenna element is a metal structure having a fish bone shape. The second antenna element is a dipole antenna.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0144286, filed on Oct. 23, 2014 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field[0003]Apparatuses and methods consistent with exemplary embodiments relate to communication devices, and more particularly, to chip antennas for near field communication and methods of manufacturing the chip antennas.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]An antenna is one of the elements that constitute a radio frequency (RF) wireless communication system. Radiation efficiency and gain of the antenna may be important factors for evaluating the power efficiency of the RF wireless communication system. If radiation efficiency and gain of the antenna are high, a burden of a power amplifier that consumes large power may be reduced in an RF wireless communication system and power efficiency...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes chip antennas for near field communication that improve bandwidth and efficiency by reducing power loss. These antennas can be used for miniaturization purposes.

Problems solved by technology

Also, in this process, even though the antenna itself has a broadband characteristic, a bandwidth limitation may occur in the whole system.

Therefore, by taking into account the cost for separately manufacturing the antenna and the additional cost for connecting the chip to the antenna, the off-chip antenna is not suitable for communicating between chips.

However, power loss due to the high resistance and high dielectric constant of silicon, radiation efficiency and gain of the on-chip antenna may be reduced.

In the case of a general dipole antenna, it is difficult to apply the general dipole antenna to a system that requires a broadband characteristic due to the narrow band width of the general dipole antenna.

Also, the exemplary embodiments are not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and may not overcome any of the problems described above.

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